Studies in Comparative Culture

No.27,1994

THE NAMAMUGI INCIDENT:

AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE INCIDENT AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS

IAN C. RUXTON
Kyushu Institute of Technology

The Narnarnugi )ncident (otherwise known as The Richardson A ffair or

Narnarnugi Jiken in 'Japanese) occurred on September 14th, 1862. It is described
as follows by Sir E. M. Satow in Chapter V of his personal memoirs of the years
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1861-9，“A Diplomat in Japan ：
“On the 14th September a most barbarous murder was committed on a Shang­
hai merchant named Richardson. He, in company with a Mrs. Borrodaile of Hong­
kong, and Woodthorpe C. Clarke and Wm. Marshall both of Yokohama, were rid­
ing along the high road between Kanagawa and Kawasaki, when they met with
a train of daimio ’ s retainers, who bid them stand aside. They passed on at the
edge of the road, until they came in sight of a palanquin, occupied by Shimadzu
Saburo, father of the Prince of Satsuma. They were now ordered to turn back,
and as they were wheeling their horses in obedience, were suddenly set upon by
several armed men belonging to the train, who hacked at them with their sharp­
edged heavy swords. Richardson fell from his horse in a dying state, and the
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other two men were so severely wounded that they called out to the lady ： Ride
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on, we can do nothing for you . She got back safely to Yokohama and gave
the alarm. Everybody in the settlement who possessed a pony and a revolver at
onct armed himself and galloped off towards the scene of the slaughter.”
It is not difficult to visualise the consternation in the foreign settlement at
this fresh outrage. There had already been a number of attacks on foreigners.
Satow mentioned several in the previous chapter of his memoirs, including the

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murder of Heusken, the Secretary of the American Mission, (January 1861) 1 and
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an attack on the British Legation at Tozenji (July 1861).2 Satow s comment is
revealing of the feelings of the foreign community at this time:
“This was a considerable catalogue for a period of no more than two years
since the opening of the ports to commerce. In every case the attack was
premeditated and unprovoked, and the perpetrators on every occasion belonged
to the sword-bearing class. No offence had been given by the victims to those
who had thus ruthlessly cut them down; they were assassinated from motives of
a political character, and their murderers went unpunished in every instance.
J apan became to be known as a country where the foreigner carried his life in

his hand, and the dread of incurring the fate of which so many examples had al·
ready occurred became general among the residents.”
Satow goes on to explain that he bought a revolver before leaving England
in 1861:
“The trade to Japan in these weapons must have been very great in those
days, as everyone wore a pistol whenever he ventured beyond the limits of the
foreign settlement, and consequently slept with one under his pillow. It was a
busy time for Colt and Adams.”
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By Satow s account Dr. 羽Tillis of the British legation was the first to reach
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the scene of the murder ： He proceeded onwards to Namamugi, where poor
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Richardson s corpse was found under the shade of a tree by the roadside. His
throat had been cut as he was lying there wounded and helpless. The body was
covered with sword cuts, any one of which was sufficient to cause death.”
The reaction of the foreign community is described as follows:
“The excitement among the foreign mercantile community was intense, for
this was the first occasion on which one of their number had been struck
down. The Japanese sword is as sharp as a razor, and inflicts fearful gashes.
The Japanese had a way of cutting a man to pieces rather than leave any life in
him. This had a most powerful effect on the minds of Europeans, who came to
look on every two-sworded man as a probable assassin, and if they met one in

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the street thanked God as soon as they had passed him and found themselves in
safety.”
A m巴eting was called in the settlement in which a motion to request the for­
eign naval authorities to land 1000 men in order to arrest the guilty parties at
nearby Hodogaya was discussed and rejected. Colonel Neale - British charge
d ’ affaires and senior diplomat in the absence of Sir Rutherford Alcock - met
with a deputation of merchants and “declined to authorise the adoption of meas­
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ures, which ... would have amounted virtually to making war on Japan ．

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Satow felt in hindsight that Neale was right ： Looking back now after the
lapse of nearly a QUjirter of a century, I am strongly disposed to the belief that
Colonel Neale t9ok· the best course. The plan of the mercantile community was
bold, attractive and almost romantic.” Even if foreign sailors had succeeded in

capturing a leading Japanese nobleman this might well have precipitated the down­
fall of the Tycoon (Shogun) before there was any alternative government. “In
all probability the country would have become a prey to a ruinous anarchy, and
collisions with foreign powers would have been frequent and serious. Probably
the slaughter of the foreign community at Nagasaki would have been the immedi­
ate answer to the blow struck at Hodogaya, a joint expedition would have been
sent out by England, France and Holland to fight many a bloody battle and
perhaps dismember the realm of the Mikados. In the meantime the commerce for
whose sake we had come to Japan would have been k illed. And how many
lives of Europeans and Japanese would have been sacrificed in return for that of
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Shimadzu Saburo ？

While avoiding hasty and probably fatal retaliation against the Japanese dai­
mio, the British did not let the matter rest. A complete account of the murder
of Richardson and the failure of the Japanese government to afford satisfactory
redress was sent home to the Foreign Office, and “in March 1863 Colonel Neale
received instructions to demand ample reparation from both the Tycoon and the
Prince of Satsuma.”（Diplomat in Japan, Ch VII)

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On April 6th he sent Eusden up to Yedo on board the gunboat “Havoc to
deliver a Note, demanding the payment of 100, 000 pounds “as a penalty on the
Tycoon for allowing an Englishman to be murdered in his territory in open day­
light without making any effort to arrest the murderers.” The Council were given
twenty days to consider their reply, since the Tycoon and his chief advisers had
left for Kioto three days earlier. “If at the conclusion of the term allotted no an­
swer was returned, or an unsatisfactory one was given, coercive measures would
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immediately be taken.”It was also intended to send the Pearl to Kagoshima
to demand of the Prince of Satsuma the trial and execution of the murderers of

Richardson in the presence of English officers and the payment of 25,000 pounds
to be distributed to the relatives of Richardson, to Marshall, Clarke and Mrs. Bor­
rodaile.
On April 26th the Council requested an extension. Fifteen more days were
granted. On May 1st the Council asked for another delay of fifteen days. Final­
ly an extension was accorded until May 23rd，“in order that the personal consent
of the Tycoon, who was expected to return by that date, might be obtained to
the English ultimatum.”
The Tycoon did not, however, return to Yedo until some months later. By
the 14th of June matters were coming to a head. At last on the 24th the Japa­
nese Government sent a message that they would pay the Indemnity, which they
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duly did at the legation in dollar coins (counted and checked by Chinese “shroffs ） 3
over the next three davs.

After the successful completion of the first part of the instructions from Lon­
don with regard to the Indemnity, there remained only the exaction of reparation
from the Prince of Satsuma. “Marshall and Clarke had recovered from their
’ wounds, which in the case of the latter were serious enough . . . and Mrs. Bor­
rodaile, who was not wounded, had returned to China.”（Diplomat, Ch四）
It was finally decided that a squadron of seven ships under Admiral Kuper
(HMS Euryalus) should transp ort the whole staff of the legation, including
Colonel Neale and E. Satow, down to the Bay of Kagoshima, which it reached on
the afternoon of August 11 th. The next morning the squadron proceeded up the
bay, and anchored off the town.
A letter stating the British demands in imperfect Japanese was delivered. In
the afternoon of August 13th officials led by Ijichi Shoji visited the flagship, and
stated that it was impossible to say when the answer would be given. "He and
his retinue of forty men came on board, after having exchanged a parting cup of
sake with their prince, with the full design of making a sudden onslaught upon
the British officers, and killing at any rate the principal ones among them; they
intended in this way to make themselves masters of the flagship." This bold plan
was thwarted by ,the' British: "Only two or three were admitted into the Admiral's
cabin, while the marines kept a vigilant eye upon the retinue who remained
on the quarter deck. While they were still on board another boat arrived, wheth-
er with reinforcements or orders to countermand the intended slaughter I do not
know, but Ijichi, after communicating with the men who came in her, said he
must return to shore."
In the evening a written reply to the British demands was delivered : it said
that the murderers could not be found, blamed the Tycoon for having made trea-
ties without inserting a clause to prevent foreigners from impeding the passage
of the prince along the highroads; spoke of delay until the criminals could be ar-
rested and punished, after which the question of an indemnity could be discus-
sed, and practically referred the British Charge d'Affaires back to the Yedo
Government.
The messenger returned the next morning (August 14th) to be told that the
reply was unsatisfactory, and that no further communication would be held with
the Japanese except under a flag of truce.
A plan was then made to take possession of three Satsuma steamers, includ-
ing the "Sir George Grey" purchased from Britain. This plan was carried out on
the 15th at dawn. At noon all the Satsuma batteries opened fire on the squadron
anchored by Sakura Jima. Although it was raining and blowing like a typhoon ,

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 the Admiral at once gave orders to engage, and burn the prizes which was done
after due plundering.
In the ensuing battle the “Eurya!us" was hit on her main-deck by a JO-inch
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shell, killing seven men and wounding an officer. The “Racehorse ran aground
and had to be towed off.
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Satow seems to have enjoyed the battle ： I shall never forget the interest
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and excitement of the whole affair.” Five Loochooan junks （ Loochoo being
another name for “Ryukyuぺor Okinawa) were burned. “Rockets were fired
with the object of burning the town, in which we were only too successful.”
The gale fanned the fires making it impossible to extinguish the flames. 4
On Sunday August 16th the bodies of Captain Josling, Commander Wilmot
and nine men were buried at sea. “In the afternoon the squadron weighed an­
chor and proceeded down the bay at slow speed, shelling the batteries and town
at long range until we left them too far behind. We anchored for the night at
some distance from the town, and on the 17th proceeded to return to Yokohama.
Most of us . . . came away bitterly discontented.”

Satow speculates that differences arose between Colonel Neale and Admiral
Kuper .which prevented a landing and a victorious outcome. Questions were
asked in the House of Commons by Mr. Bright about the unnecessary act of
severity in destroying the town. Satow disputes Neale ’ s claim that the conflagra­
tion was accidental.

A month later the Legation was agreeably surprised by the visit of two
high officers of Satsuma，“who undertook to pay the indemnity of 25, 000 pounds
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and gave an engagement to make a diligent search for Richardson s murderers,
· who upon their arrest were to be punished with death in the presence of British
officers, in accordance with the original demand.”

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As far as punishing the murderers was concerned, Satow notes ： 羽Te may

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give Colonel Neale the credit for knowing that ther巴 was no genuine intention on
the part of Satsuma to carry out this promise, but on the other hand there was
strong reason to suppose that Shimadzu Saburo himself had actually given the
order to cut down the foreigners, and it could hardly be expected that the Satsuma
men would ever consent to do punishment upon him. The actual doers of the
deed were merely subordinate agents.”

Whether Satow is right that Saburo gave the order is open to doubt. At
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any rate ： The Satsuma envoys, however, formerly acknowledged that their coun­
trymen had been }n the wrong, and they paid the fine demanded by the British
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Government. .N ·�ne thereforeαn blame the British Charge d Affaires for having
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made peace on these ter ms. It should be mentioned, however, that the Satsuma
men borrowed the money from the Tycoon ’s treasury, and I have never heard
that it was repaid.”

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All of the above quotations are from Satow s memoirs. They clarify the out­
line and many of the details of the Namamugi Incident. However, other sources
can give us a fuller picture of what happened.

Satow gives no indication as to the character of Richardson. Sir Frederick

Bruce was British Minister in China at the time. He clearly believes that
Richardson brought about his own downfall:
“M r. Richardson r id es out for pleasure, he meets the p rocession of a
Japanese noble accustomed from childhood to certain marks of respect - If Mr.
Richardson objected to paying them why did he not do as he was urged by his
more sensible companions and turn back or leave the road? I knew the unfor­
tu11ate man, for I had to support the consul in Shanghai in inflicting upon him a
heavy fine for a most brutal and unprovoked attack upon an unoffending coolie in
his employ. He was a type too often found a mong our middle c lass, with
the brutal courage of a prize fighter, unchecked by a single chivalrous instinct.”

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(Elgin Letters, Broomhall, Fife, Scotland. Private, Sir Frederick Bruce to Earl

Russell, Peking, 15th April 1864).5

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The “marks of respect referred to are the dismounting and lowering of the

head as the Daimio passes by. Richardson failed to observe these points.

Another version of the Incident from the Japanese viewpoint is given by

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Professor Tarou Wakamori and Shirou Ozaki in Chapter 7, Volume 10 of Nihon
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Rekishi Zenshuu published by Shuueisha in 1961. The following is translated
from pp. 214-239:
Shita ni Ore (Look downwards in respect)
In August (sic) 1862 a daimyo procession was going down the Tokaido
from Edo Castle to Kioto. The daimyo was Shimazu Hisamitsu of the Satsuma
clan in Kagoshima. Hisamitsu had been protecting Oohara Shigetomi, an envoy
charged with giving Imperial orders to the Shougun Iemochi from the Emperor
Koumei.
Shigetomi had given Imperial orders for Yoshinobu to assume a guardian­
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ship role and surmount the current crisis. However, it had been at Hisamitsu s
prompting; he had great influence in Kioto. Now he was returning with great
pomp to Kioto.
There were 400 retainers in the procession in a state of excitement.
A t the front of the procession Kaieda Taketsugu was in a palanquin.
Hisamitsu ’ s palanquin was in the centre with Narahara Kizaemon escorting it,
walking alongside. They were both of the anti-foreigner persuasion, approving of
the ideas of Fujita Touko of Mito, and ready to pounce on any insults by foreig­
ners.
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The day was very hot. At the call of “Shita ni ore people performed “doge­
za", kneeling with foreheads touching the ground while the procession passed.
Just after leaving Edo and before joining the Tokaido, a foreigner (Ameri­
can) approached heading for Edo on horseback. His name was Van Reed. He

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dismounted well before the procession, removed the bit from his horse ’ s mouth,

went to the side of the road, and took off his hat. He bowed politely as Risa・
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mitsu s procession passed, then remounted and rode on towards Edo.
At length the procession came to the village of Namamugi. (It is in Tsurumi
Ward, Yokohama City and is now called Namamugi-cho.)
It was about 2. 30 pm. Now four foreigners on horseback were approaching.
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“Shita ni Ore was shouted in a loud voice. Yet the foreigners showed no sign
of dismounting. They approached haughtily on horseback. One of them was a

明roman.

The Incident, o,lcu

It was a Sunday. The four foreigners were British visitors from Hong­
kong. They were on their way to visit Kawasaki Daishi, a Shingon temple.
When they were about to leave they were stopped by friends and advised
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not to go that day because the daimyo s procession was expected to pass by.
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There had been a message from the Kanagawa Magistrate s Office to the Consu­
late. It would be foolish to cross such a high-ranking and dignified procession.
But the four visitors disregarded the advice, saying:
“What do you mean? We have been in China for a long time and are used
to dealing with Orientals. It will be all right.”
So the four set out happily from the foreign settlement to enjoy a day of
sightseeing. Their names were: Richardson, Marshall, Clarke and one lady, Bor­
rodaile.
When they finally were in front of the procession they did not dismount.
Kaieda Taketsugu warned them sternly to dismount, and that it was Shimazu
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Hisamitsu s procession. However, none of the four apparently spoke Japanese.
They tried to pass by the procession on the left side.
Narahara K izaemon (attendant of Hisamitsu) then lost his temper. The
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foreigners were coming close to Hisamitsu s palanquin. At this point for defen­
sive reasons the procession was especially wide, so the foreigners were soon sur-
rounded. The guards told the foreigners sternly to retreat. However, they did

not understand.
Narahara Kizaemon took out his sword and advanced towards Richardson.
The latter was surprised, and tried to turn his horse to the right. However, Nara­
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hara s blade had already cut his left shoulder. Blood gushed forth. Then the
sword struck his side.
The complexions of the three companions went pale. Then they were threat­
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ened by other samurai. Marshall s back was cut, and Clarke s left shoulder. A
sword was also swung at Mrs. Borrodaile, but fortunately only her hat and p乳rt
of her hair were cut. The four foreigners became desperate. They fled towards
Yokohama, pursued by Narahara and the other guards.
Kukimura Toshihisa of the gun-bearing group struck Richardson again on
the left thigh and the back of his hand with his blade. He almost fell from his
horse, but escaped.
Meanwhile the attendant in the vanguard (Kaieda Takeji) had realised the
commotion was happening. He ran to the spot with sword in hand. Others shout­
ed to him to intercept Richardson, who was heading for trees by the seashore.
Richardson fell off his horse and died by the seashore.
Marshall and Clarke fled to the American consulate in Kanagawa (Hon­
kakuji) and sought help. They received treatment. Mrs. Borrodaile fled to the
house of Mr. Gower in the settlement.
Throughout this time Hisamitsu remained undisturbed in his palanquin. He
merely nodded when the affair was reported to him, though he must have known
the consequences. The procession continued on its way.
The Bakufu (Sh ogunate) and Kanagawa magistrates were not so calm.
First the foreigner Richardson had been killed by Shimazu, a great lord of Satsu­
ma. This was different from previous incidents. How would the foreign powers
react?
When asked to produce the murderer by the magistrate Abe Masasoto,
Hisamitsu responded that the man was Okano Shinsuke, a masterless samurai

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(roushi) of the Satsuma clan. Also if the British Minister should complain then
Satsuma would bear the responsibility, not the Bakufu.

However, there was no such person as Okano Shinsuke. Hisamitsu had as

much power as the rising sun, and stated these thmgs with great authority.
Some samurai in the party were expecting the foreigners to seek immediate

revenge, and urged a pre-emptive strike.

Anyway, in v iew of the gravity of the situation, Abe the magistr ate at
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Kanagawa ordered the Odawara clan to escort Hisamitsu s procession as far as
Hakone. This surprised the Bakufu which felt he did not have the authority to
give such orders, )mt anyway the Bakufu supported the order. (Satsuma and the
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Court were more powerful than the Bakufu). After staying the night at Hodo・
gaya the procession continued under a hot sun to Hakone, crossing the Ooigawa
on its way to Kioto.

At this point we should pause to make two brief points. First, the J apa­
nese account above states that the Incident occurred in August, 1862 whereas
Satow ’ s account states that it happened in September. This discrepancy can be ex­
plained if the Japanese account used the old calendar (kyuureki), rather than the
Western one (seireki). Secondly, another point of difference is that Satow refers
to Shimazu Saburo, whereas the Japanese account speaks of Shimazu Hisamitsu.
There is no doubt that they are one and the same man. It was very common in
this period for a Japanese to have two or three names by which he was known:
e.g., Ito Hirobumi was also known as Ito Shunsuke. This clarified we may return
to the Japanese narrative:

Britain Gets Angry

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Mrs. Borrodaile s treatment and Richardson s murder caused anger and calls
for revenge on Shimazu in the foreign settlement.
Lieutenant Colonel John Neale immediately reported the incident to London.
In response twelve British warships were sent to Yokohama, arriving in February

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1863.
The following strong demands were made of the Bakufu and Satsuma. The
Bakufu should apologise and pay 100,000 pounds compensation. Shimazu should
receive British warships in Kagoshima Bay and execute the wrongdoer there.
25,000 pounds should be paid in compensation by Satsuma.
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... The Shogun （ Tycoon in Satow s narrative) left Edo on February 13th,
1863 for Kyoto. Then the British warships arrived at the end of February in Yoko­
hama. An urgent message was sent to the Shogun to return to Edo. However,
the Court officials refused to allow the Shogun to return until he promised to
pursue a policy of expulsion of foreigners.

The Indemnity Is Paid

Edo was now in uproar from top to bottom. War was expected. In place
of the Shogun (still in Kyoto) Ogasawara Nagayuki and Tokugawa Yoshiatsu
came to Edo to negotiate with the British, consulting first with Inoue and Matsu­
daira. (Ogasawara was a member of the Shogun ’ s council of elders; Tokugawa
was the head of the Mito clan) .
They worried about how to answer the British demands. The guns of the
twelve warships were trained on Yokohama.
. Finally Neale said Britain would wait no longer. So the Bakufu repre­
sentatives answered that the indemnity would be paid in full on May 8th.
. Through the Kanagawa magistrate the 100,000 pounds was handed over
to Neale on May 9th.
. Then the British prepar巴 d to sail down to Kagoshima to negotiate with
Satsuma. Some Bakufu elders thought the Bakufu should settle the matter for
Satsum手，but others were happy that the British were going to suppress one of
the great clans which was disobeying the Bakufu.

Satsuma and Britain

M 巴anwhile to settle the Nam呂mugi Incident seven British warships left Yoko-
hama on June 22nd for Satsuma. Admiral Kuper commanded the fleet and John
Neale was on board.

On June 28th the fleet arrived at Kagoshima. Hisamitsu noted the arrival:
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“So they ve finally lost patience and come here.” His attitude had not changed
at all since the incident.
Hisamitsu immediately called Narahara and Kaieda, instructing them to attack
the British. They assembled 400 fighting men ready to die. Then they made
the following strategy: Machida Rokuzaemon would q汀y Hisamitsu ’ s note refusing
to comply to the British demands. He would board the British flagship with the
chief negotiator, Ena,tsu Kizou. Narahara and Kaieda would join them with some
of the warriors, 'fhey would hand over the note to lull the British into a false
sense of security, but then Neale would be attacked with a sword. Two boats
would be provided for this purpose. The rest of the warriors would be divided
among six other boats and would approach the remaining six British ships. They
would pretend to sell fruit and vegetables, waiting for the moment to attack. A
signal gun from the shore would start the attack. The British would be totally
destroyed and the six ships would be captured.
Hisamitsu approved the plan with the modification that they should conceal
small daggers in their clothes rather than take full-sized swords onto the British
flagship.
On the 29th of June the plan was put into operation. At 3 pm two boats
containing Machida, Kaieda and Narahara approached the flagship. The remaining
six boats bearing water melons and vegetables approached the other six ships.
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The shore batteries awaited Hisamitsu s command to give the signal.
Machida r 巴ached the flagship and shouted that he had come from Hisamitsu
with a note. However, he was not understood. Finally he was allowed on board.
Only Machida and Enatsu were permitted to enter the meeting room. Narahara
and Kaieda were made to wait outside. They waited anxiously for the signal gun
from the shore.
However, for some reason the gun was not fired. In the meeting room

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Machida and Enatsu very nervously showed Hisamitsu ’ s note to Neale. It read:

“The whereabouts of the perpetrator o f the Namamugi Incident are unknown.

When he is caught he will be severely punished. As far as damages are con­
cerned we must ask the opinion of the Bakufu. Until their answer comes please
withdraw to Nagasaki or Yokohama.”
Neale became angry and 田id negotiations could not be continued in these cir­
cumstances.
Still there was no signal from the gun on land. Then suddenly a small
boat appeared and told the Japanese to take the note back and return by order
of the head of the clan. This they did without knowing the reason.
The reason was that the six other boats which had attempted to board the
British warships under the pretence of selling fruit and vegetables had been
turned away. This had stopped the signal gun from being fired.
There was a confusion over the note which was presented again unaltered
to Neale in the evening causing him to become even more angry. He declared
there was nothing left for it but to fight.
Three steamers in the bay were seized and burned. .

A general engagement between Satsuma shore batteries and British ships en­
sued. But that evening the wind was strong, so th 巴 aim from the ships was
poor. However, the accuracy of the Satsuma gunners was good. The British
withdrew to Taniyama for repairs. They had lost twenty men . Satsuma only
lost one man and three wounded. However, one gun battery had been destroyed
and part of the town of Kagoshima had been burned.
The British returned to Yokohama on July 1st. The Satsuma clan thought
they had won. However, then a rumour spread that the British were assembling
a much bigger fleet.
This worried the Bakufu who feared a war between Japan and Britain would
result. They called the s 巴 nior statesmen of Satsuma and told them to pay the

money and execute the murderer when found. So finally the Incident was set­
tled on September 28th, 1863.

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Concluding Remarks

It is doubtful whether in truth we should pity Richardson to the extent that

Satow did in his rather one-side d account. He really should have known better,

and perhaps was even looking for a confrontation. If so, then he got more than

he bargained for.

A more positive result for the Satsuma clan and the British came out of the

Bombardment of Kagoshima. The clan realised it was impossible to beat for­

eigners equipped with Western technology. Instead they decided to make an alli­

ance with the British and learn as much as possible from them. They then sent
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clan members to itudy in England, positively absorbing foreign technology and

deepening ties with Britain. These ties remained strong through the period of

the Meiji Restoration and after it.

NOTES

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I . For a very ful! account, see The Assassination of Henry Heusken by Reinier H. Hes·
selink in the journal ‘Monumenta Nipponica', Volume 49, Number 3 (Autumn 1994).
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2 . Described by Sir Rutherford Alcock in 'The Capital of the Tycoon （Longman, London,
1863) Volume II, pp. 156ー169.
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3.“shroff in the Far East, an expert employed to detect counterfeit or base coin (New Short·
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er Oxford Dictionary). A famous print of The Payment of the Indemnity' appeared in
the Illustrated London News.
4 . According to Haru Matsukata Reischauer in "Samurai and Silk ” （p. 54 ）： “ More than 500
houses went up in smoke, and large areas around the factories and foundries were levelled.”
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She lists th巴total casualties as 13 dead and wounded on the British side and 10 dead and 11
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wounded on the Japanese.
5 . Quoted in 0. Checkland, op. cit., pp. 17-18.

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